Health Minister said she learned about an extra 150,000 vaccines via the media and will request Commonwealth for quick delivery.
Nick Gibbs
Authorities are unsure of the link between an overseas case and Queensland’s Delta outbreak, saying testing is crucial.
Complex applications, inadequate funding for remote services, and a lack of cultural capability are among the issues faced.
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer wants an extra 150,000 doses of AstraZeneca as the Delta outbreak grows in the state.
Australia’s trade in shark fins is not widely known, and its anti-finning rules are lagging behind the US and Europe.
A mayor in Queensland’s sugarcane heartland has made a historic apology for the blackbirding practices he says were “slavery”.
The state has about 40,000 gaming machines operating in about 1000 clubs and hotels, plus another 3700 in casinos.
Queensland state schools have had 19 asbestos “instances” during an air-conditioning rollout, 12 of which were notifiable cases.
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